Six 15-year-olds trace their family histories and find out what life was like in post-war Britain. Through examining changes in society, they discover how their lives are connected to the past.
These clips are from the 成人论坛 series Exploring the Past: Post War Britain.
Suitable for: History at KS3 and GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4 and 5 in Scotland.
Immigration to London from Ghana and Jamaica. video
Teenager Elliott talks to his grandfather about his first impressions of London as an immigrant from Ghana, and his grandmother about the racism they experienced because of their mixed race marriage.
Poverty and overcrowding in London鈥檚 East End. video
Teenager Nicole talks to her grandfather about the photos he took of poverty and overcrowding in the East End in his work as a newspaper photographer in the 1960s.
The decline of the industrial North of England
Teenager Sophie follows in the footsteps of her grandfather Roger Hampson, who drew pictures of the mining communities in the north of England in the 1960鈥檚.
The Foundation of the National Health Service. video
Teenager Kirsty finds out about life before and after the foundation of the National Health Service by talking to her grandmother and a group of nurses from the time.
Teenagers and Mod Culture in the 1960s. video
Teenager Mitchell talks to his grandmother Jacki and other Mods about being young in the 1960s and being part of the Modernist youth movement.
Women in the workplace in the 1950s and 1960s. video
Teenager Amba talks to her grandmother about the job opportunities available to her and other women in post war Britain.
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